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Provides a set of high level classes and interfaces that are used
to perform digital signal processing for speech recognition.

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    The front end is modeled as a series of data processors, each of
    which performs a specific signal processing function on the incoming
    data. Therefore, the incoming data is transformed as it passes through
    each data processor. A high-level design of the front end looks like:

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    For more detailed explanation, please refer to the <a href="FrontEnd.html">
    FrontEnd class documentation</a>.

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    For information on how to configure the front end using the properties
    file, please refer to the document
    <a href="doc-files/FrontEndConfiguration.html">Configuring the Front End</a>.

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